The follwing is a joint press release from the Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument Committee and the Manzanar Committee. The Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument (VJAMM) Committee and the Manzanar Committee have announced the Second Annual Arnold Maeda Manzanar Pilgrimage Grant for 2022. Maeda, who passed on September 10, 2020, at the age of 94,... Continue Reading →
2020-21 Katari Program Taught “Stories and Lessons That I Will Carry on for the Rest of My Life, and Pass Them Down to Others”
Editor’s Note: The 2020-21 Katari program, which is usually held in early November at the Manzanar National Historic Site, had to be moved to an online format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the loss of the extremely important placed-based learning component of the program, by all accounts, it seems that we were able to... Continue Reading →